Game of eight bells



Oct. 15, 1940. H SINGER 2,218,055

GAME OF EIGHT BELLS Filed May 24, 1939 1159711 Singer.-

ATTORNEYs Patented Oct. 15, 1940 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE GAME or EIGHT BELLS Henry Singer, Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, as-

signor of one-half to Gerald W. Murphy, United States Army, Schofield Barracks, Territory of Hawaii Application May 24,1939, Serial No. 275,509

4 Claims.

dexterity will be necessary for the winning of the game.

Other objects and advantages of my invention will be apparent during the course of the following description.

In the drawing, forming a part of this specification, and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same,

Fig. 1 is a perspective View of my device, and illustrating the manner in which it is to be manipulated during the playing of the game.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of a modification of my device,

Figure 3 is a top plan view of yet another modification of my device, and

Figure 4 is a side elevation, showing parts in section, of the form of my invention illustrated in Figure 2.

In the accompanying drawing, wherein for the purpose of illustration, is shown preferred embodiments of my invention, the numeral l0 designates a substantially circular head piece having an annular recess II at its center which receives one end of the handle l2. The eyelet I3 is formed with a screw-threaded shank M which is threaded into the center of the head piece It and into the end of the handle 12 to securely hold the same within the recess II. The collar or flange l5 of the eyelet engages the outer face of the head and the eyelet l6 projects vertically therefrom.

The disks II are positioned equidistant about the periphery of the head [0 and are here illustrated as being three in number, however, it is to be understood that the number is purely arbitrary and is not limited to any specific number, but may be any number desired by the players. In the drawing, the disks I, 2 and 3 are illustrated as being approximately apart and extending in a plane tangential to the outer periphery of the head. The disks are formed with circular head portions l8 and spaced prongs [9 which extend from the under side thereof and embrace the edge of the head l0. Rivets 20, or the like, extend transversely through the prongs I 9 and head I!) to securely position the disk thereto. The disks l8 progressively vary in size from the larger, which is numbered l, to a smallest one, which is number 3, and the disk designated by the numeral 2 is of a size intermediate of the disks l and 3. In the event that more than three disks are used they will vary progressively from a larger to a smaller in regular order about the periphery of the head I0.

A ball 2| of any suitable material, such as wood, metal or rubber is tethered to the eyelet 43 by a non-elastic cord 22.

In the playing of this form of the invention, the handle I2 is grasped by the player who moves the entire device in a forward and rearward direction to impart a swinging movement to the ball. The largest disk I is held in a horizontal plane so that when the ball has obtained sufiicient momentum, a quick upward snap is imparted to the head If] in a manner whereby the ball will be caused to swing in a long are and to drop upon the uppermost disk I. To properly manipulate the device and to cause the ball 2! to fall on the disk requires that a great deal of skill be exercised by the player. After the player has successfully caught the ball on the largest disk I the disk 2 is rotated to the upper horizontal position and a pendulous motion is once more imparted to the ball. When the ball has gained sufiicient impetus it is again flipped upwardly in a manner that will cause it to fall upon the second disk, which being of lesser diameter than the first disk, makes the impinging of the ball thereon, a more difiicult task than the striking of the ball on the first disk. 0

If desired, a player may be allowed a free trial before each attempt to score. The disks l8 progressively vary in size circumferentially around the head, and the scoring is inversely proportional to the size of the disk so that the lowest score, or 1, is obtained by successfully impinging the ball upon the largest disk, and the highest score, or 3, by successfully impinging the ball upon the smallest disk. As illustrated in the drawing, if the player were successful in impinging the ball upon all three disks, he would have a total score of 6. The person having the highest total score is the winner of the game Interest may be added to the game by the addition of a bell 23'upon the outer side of the disks. A device constructed in this manner is illustrated in Fig. 2 in which the bell is of slightly less diameter than the disk and the object of the game, in this form of the invention, is to cause the ball 2| to swing in an arc and fall upon the uppermost bell in a manner to bring about the ringing of the same. In order to score, the bell must be heard or the ball seen to strike the same.

If desired the disks l3 may be eliminated and the bell 23 fastened directly to the periphery of the head H], as illustrated in Figure 3. It may be seen that a great deal of amusement may be derived in the playing of the game, and that considerable skill and dexterity will be required of the player in order to obtain a sufficiently high score commensurate with the winning of the game. The scoring in the last forms, as i1- lustrated in Figures 2 to 4 is identical with the form first described. The bells vary progressively in size around the periphery of the head, and it is consequently more difficult to cause the ball to strike the smaller bells. The scoring is inversely proportional to the size of the bell and the person having the highest total score, after attempting to ring all of the bells, Wins the game.

It is to be understood that the form of my invention herewith shown and described is to be taken as a preferred example of the same, and that various changes in the size, shape and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of my invention, or the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. A game comprising a circular base, a handle centrally secured at one side of the base and extending in a plane normal to a plane containing the base, a ball centrally tethered to the side of the base opposite the side accommodating the handle, and a plurality of striking platforms arranged circumferentially around and in tangential relation to the peripheral edge of said base, whereby the handle may be rotated to progressively position each of the targets in the topmost position in a manner to permit the device to be manipulated to cause the ball to swing freely in a vertical plane and fall upon the said topmost platform.

2. A game comprising a circular base, a handle centrally secured at one side of the base and extending in a plane normal to a plane containing the base, a ball centrally tethered to the side of the base opposite the side accommodating the handle, a plurality of striking platforms of progressively decreasing size arranged circumferentially around and in tagential relation to the peripheral edge of the base, and a bell carried by each of the platforms, each of the bells being of a size proportionate to its respective platform, whereby the handle may be rotated to progressively move each of the bells to a topmost striking position in a manner to permit the device to be manipulated to cause the ball to swing freely in a vertical plane and fall upon the bell carried by the topmost platform.

3. A game comprising a circular base, a handle centrally secured at one side of the base and extending in a plane normal to a plane containing the base, a ball centrally tethered to the side of the base opposite the side accommodating the handle, a plurality of striking platforms arranged circumferentially around and in tangential relation to the peripheral edge of the said base, whereby the handle may be rotated to progressively position each of the targets in the topmost position in a manner to permit the base to be manipulated to cause the ball to swing freely in a vertical plane and fall upon the said topmost platform, and a noisemaker carried by each of the said platforms to indicate when the ball has made a direct hit upon the said platform.

4. A game comprising a circular base, a handle centrally secured at one side of the base and extending in a plane normal to a plane containing the base, a ball centrally tethered to the side of the base opposite the side accommodating the handle, and a plurality of noisemakers of graduated sizes arranged circumferentially around and in tangential relation to the peripheral edge of the base, whereby each of the noisemakers may be progressively moved to the topmost position and within the path of the ball when the same is caused to swing freely in a vertical plane, the skill of the player being tested by his ability to cause the ball to sound the succession of progressively smaller noisemakers.

HENRY SINGER. 

